FOCUSED STIMULATION
Focused Stimulation is a speech therapy approach based on the goals of repeating a word or sentence many times in speech to facilitate comprehension and possible language production.
Focused Stimulation. is a speech therapy approach in which the child is provided with speech input by repeating a word or phrase over and over in speech to facilitate the child's production of receptive and expressive language.
The primary caregiver or therapist selects a target word and attempts to incorporate the word into normal speech. It should encourage understanding of the word more than word construction. In short, the target word should be repeated at least ten times by establishing a good context. However, ten repetitions must be presented to the child in some context. Ten repetitions of the target word in a row is not appropriate. In the Focused Stimulation method, the child will be constantly exposed to the selected target word. In this way, both hearing the word in different contexts and being exposed to the word at regular intervals will serve the child to express the word.
Child Speech Therapy Strategies at Home
The best opportunity to use focused stimulation appropriately is when the child takes the lead. If the child initiates the game, you can choose a target word during this activity. For example, if the child is playing with cars, target words might include: drive, fast, slow, stop, and go. If the child hears the word many times in the game, the likelihood of imitating the target word increases. If the child is playing with the Mr. Potato head, appropriate target words would be “on” and “off.” For example, “I put it on the nose. I removed the ears. ”Continuing to repeatedly turn on the conditions for each feature would be appropriate for this game.
Books and music are other great sources that can be incorporated into focused stimulation. During game time, books and music can be strategically selected for specific target words. Most children's books have simple text with multiple repetitions of certain words or phrases. Some books to use for focused stimulation:
Brown Bearby Eric Carle. This book repeats “What do you see” and “____ I see ____” on every page. After reading the book, during a game You need to keep using cursors!
- I can say that and I can do it with Susan Hendler Lederer. This book is great for teaching kids basic vocabulary. Include toys and sign language while reading the book. Susan includes sign language for nouns in the story, such as the word “cow.” You can use a toy cow to draw your child to the words "moo" and "cow" as you read the story.
- Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd. “Goodnight” is a great book for the target word. Reading before bed can mimic saying goodnight to everything in the nursery.
- Are you my mom? P.D. Eastman. If a child is having trouble using the correct possessive pronoun, this book is perfect for working on target words: my, it, it.
These books are prime examples that I want to share with you. More books like these will be added to the process and will contribute positively to your therapy.
At first it may seem difficult to continue using the same word many times in a conversation, but after practice it will start to become a habit. The more a child hears the word in different contexts, the sooner he or she begins to understand the meaning and incorporates the word into his or her vocabulary.
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